Roman Family Life

Several of the reforms that Emperor Augustus Caesar implemented were successful in fundamentally changing the political, economic, and social issues that Rome faced. Most importantly, there were qualities and virtues that maintained the peace and stability of Rome, three of them being growth, harmony, and happiness. These principles are very simple, but without them, the society of Rome would certainly be much different as well as our society on Earth today. In the same way that the Romans grew to find their state of harmony and happiness, the people of our society attempt to recreate that world.

Christianity was frowned upon by the Romans. The Roman Emperor wanted the people to worship him and the Roman Gods. Christians were blamed for many of the misfortunes that happened in Rome. Due to the belief that Christians were to blame they were ostracized, tortured and even killed.

The population of Rome was mainly made up of peasants and farmers so when they learned that Jesus was like them it gave them hope of achieving eternal life. Christianity accepts people of all social classes so it spread quickly throughout Rome due to the lower class’s large population. When Constantine embraced Christianity and stopped the persecution of Christians the religion spread like wild fire because Christians could spread God’s word, like Paul, without being

In the beginning of the Roman Empire, the economy was booming and Pax Romana came and went. Rome began in 750 BC, and soon bringing power with it. The leaders in Rome changed from being a republic to being more military control. Their attitude on how to improve Rome was very military based and with great rulers to lead them. However, when Rome was coming to its end it was hard to control the Roman people and they were invaded by the Germanic tribes, but this rooted from a series of problems. Leaving the Roman empire to fall because of their military problems, political assassinations, and foreign invasions.

The Roman Empire was, overall, an immensely successful and innovative empire; this success derived from the implementation of the Christianity religion, spreading of Romanization so that Roman subjects were united and had Roman rights, and the economical and technological advancements that flourished under the period of Pax Romana. While these benefited the Roman Empire greatly and made Rome a prosperous civilization, Rome gradually weakened and, conclusively, fell. The eventual and definite decline of Rome was caused by excessive territorial expansion, economic issues, and foreign invasions.

When we think about the historical significance of Rome, it comes down to its leaders and how these leaders ruled in their era. Confidence, commitment, inspiration, intuition, and creativity, are all essential traits that a ruler must possess. In my opinion, no one has demonstrated these important characteristics better than Caesar Augustus, or better known as Octavian. Octavian showed how good of administrator he was, which was well needed after years of civil strife and social unrest. On the other hand, military genius, Julius Caesar, was lacking in administrative qualities which infect, lead his era to have a period of civil war and bloodshed.

The Roman empire is one of the greatest empires knew today that started in 750 BCE, it started off as a small city that turned into a giant. Since Rome had such a strong army it made the empire expand extremely, and its government went from a republic to a dictatorship. Over time, the empire had gotten lazy and had been sacked by the outside.Because of the poor government, military problems which lead to foreign invasions, and natural disasters with illnesses Rome fell apart.

To start off with, the governments were very different and ran completely different from each other. The Roman Empire had their ways of governing, allowing people to have a voice and be able to govern themselves. This

Rome’s government became more authoritarian and oppressive towards the plebeians, which also affected Rome socially in negative ways. Additionally, Rome had frequent civil wars over the succession to the throne and the title of the emperor of Rome. In a 50-year period, 26 emperors gained control and only one died of natural causes. To make situations worse, the empire was divided into two parts, the East and West, by a man named Diocletian. During this time, Rome was under attack and the richer eastern Roman empire did little to help the West. Rome could have prevented this all if Rome wouldn’t have engaged in such political violence. Rome was doing extremely well with Julius Caesar in power during the Roman Republic, but the Senate murdered him because he wanted to become the dictator, without considering the fact that nothing would have changed. If Rome let Caesar lead, then Rome would’ve been in a better

However, the Roman Empire wasn’t always Christian. It started our worshipping multiple gods from the Greek religion. The only difference was that the Romans changed the gods names to their own Roman names. They believed in that religion until A.D. 380 when Emperor Theodosius, after being baptized into the Christian Church, made Christianity the sole, authorized religion of the Roman Empire. It was because of that, the Christian Church is now the largest religion in the world today.

The Roman Empire went through some tough times in the first century, and Roman people lived on the edge. The constant battles and revolts were frustrating, but the "good emperors" seemed to bring peace. Marcus

The social ladder of Rome was anything but organized before the fall of the empire. Only small groups of people were treated fairly and millions within the borders of Rome and all its land were greatly overlooked. The rich controlled around 90 percent of the wealth, and the middle class dwindled to such small numbers that it was almost non-existent. Without a middle class, many poor people ended up in slavery. Unfortunately, around 25 percent of the Roman population was made up of slaves. That percentage would take up jobs such as mining, serving in houses, cleaning stables, and even building roads. Slavery in Rome

The Roman empire is considered one of the most powerful and longest lasting empire of all time by most historians. At its peak the Roman empire managed to take control and rule nearly the whole inhabited world at the time. Though their military achievements were outstanding the Romans also excelled at legislature. The Romans ran a governmental system which was most like a republic which the power was in the hand of the senators and patricians. The senators and patricians were mostly extremely rich elders of the community who linked themselves to gods. Though the people were the ones who voted for the senators the rich always voted who they wanted because they were the first to vote which made the senate corrupt since the lower classes barely got a say. Although the Roman empire was extremely successful historians are always doing research to figure out what elements led to its collapse. However, the Roman legislature, use of propaganda to sway public opinion, military power to conquer lands, and philosophy were essential reasons for the extended survival of the Roman empire.

During this time there was relative peace in the Empire that allowed unification of peoples that up to this point in history had never happened. The peace afforded a time that saw the ability for roads to be built that connected every corner of the known world that the Roman Empire held.

The Roman nuclear family, composed of parents and children, shared lives intimately and influenced each other in ways outsiders did not. Livy, in a quote debating the legal status of children between patricians and plebeians, stated “Of course, the children follow the father.” In Roman society, fathers were considered the most powerful. Romans believed in a theoretical concept of a father’s absolute control, but in reality, all family had power and fathers could be challenged.